Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 15252Sexual offences (online, posing as a teenage boy)

Man, 55, jailed for 27 years over posing as teenage boy online

A 55-year-old man posed as a teenage boy online, a sexual offence case. He was sentenced to 27 years in prison and described as a dangerous paedophile, as reported by extra.ie on 10 December 2024. The court, county and incident date are not stated in the supplied material. The sentencing is the latest development.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced10 Dec
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A 55-year-old man posed as a teenage boy online.
Sentence
He was jailed for 27 years.
Other details
  • He is described as a dangerous paedophile.
  • The case is categorised as a sexual offence committed online.
  • The supplied article body is empty template markup, so only headline details are available.
  • The court and county are not stated in the supplied material.
When
The sentencing was reported by extra.ie on 10 December 2024.
3 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man posed as a teenage boy online. (extra.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was jailed for 27 years. (extra.ie)
  • otherThe man is described as a dangerous paedophile. (extra.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 10 Dec2024
    Sentencedextra.ie, first report
    'Dangerous paedophile', 55, who posed as teenage boy online jailed for 27 years

    The article body in the supplied text is empty template markup, so the only details come from the headline. The court, county and offences are not stated. No existing case matches.

    convicted, 55